Notes.
Thinking related to the topics I'm interested in.
15 May 2026
The first paying customer was the test that mattered
Sign-ups feel like progress. They're not. The signal you actually need is harder to fake.
Shipping with AI
08 May 2026
Two weeks of prompting and you find out what you actually believe
You can have an opinion about a feature in the abstract. Then you build it.
Shipping with AI
12 May 2026
How long until I can build the version that fits?
The buy-or-build calculation has shifted. I'm not sure most people have noticed.
Personal systems
03 May 2026
Local-first or it doesn't ship
I built WorkOS for a constraint I couldn't engineer around.
Personal systems
18 May 2026
Nobody is asking the freed-up time question
Most AI pilots end with a slide saying "we saved 12 hours". Then what?
Enterprise AI adoption
10 May 2026
Spreadsheets and good intentions
Most transformation teams have neither the data nor the system to support what they're trying to do.
Enterprise AI adoptionPersonal systems